Psychedelic facilitators shape whether an experience feels safe and supportive, yet many lack training in neurodivergent accessibility. This chapter explores how neurodivergent-affirming skills, including sensory-aware environments, flexible communication, and affirming language, can reduce harm and deepen trust. By understanding Autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences, and intersecting identities, facilitators can create spaces where neurodivergent clients feel seen, respected, and able to engage fully in their healing process.

Neurodivergent burnout can reshape a person’s inner world in profound ways. This chapter of Neurodivergent Psychedelic Healing explores burnout as a state of deep depletion that forms when someone moves through life while masking, absorbing sensory strain, and navigating environments that offer little room for rest or authenticity. It also describes how psychedelic work can support recovery through gentle pacing, sensory-aware care, and an emphasis on restoration. When facilitators meet clients with steadiness and compassion, the healing process becomes more spacious and sustainable.

Neurodivergent Psychedelic Healing did not begin with research or training. It began with feeling confused and misunderstood, and with a lifelong urge to understand what helps people feel safe in a world that often felt too loud and too fast for my nervous system. Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, psychedelics existed in whispers and warnings, while books, zines, and underground culture hinted at something more complex. Years later, through challenging experiences and eventually naming my own neurodivergence, I began to see a gap where psychedelic spaces spoke about trauma and inclusion while overlooking neurotype differences. This book grew from that gap, offering language and harm-reduction practices for more attuned psychedelic care.